wild boar
/ˈwaɪld ˈbɔː/US/ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/
wild boar noun: a wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.
Noun
wild boar (plural wild boars or wild boar)
- A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32
- Synonyms:
- wild pig
wild boar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
wild boar in Hindi
- Sus scrofa
- जंगली सूअर jaṅglī sūar
wild boar in Tamil
- Sus scrofa
- வல்லுளி valluḷi, காட்டுப்பன்றி kāṭṭuppaṉṟi
wild boar in Marathi
- Sus scrofa
- रानडुक्कर rānḍukkar
wild boar in Urdu
- جنگلی سور
More languagesFewer languages
- wild boar in Telugu
- అడవిపంది aḍavipandi
- wild boar in Malayalam
- കാട്ടുപന്നി kāṭṭupanni
- wild boar in Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಹಂದಿ kāḍuhandi
- wild boar in Sanskrit
- वराह varāha
- wild boar in Nepali
- बँदेल bãdel
- wild boar in Tagalog
- baboy-ramo
- wild boar in Arabic
- خَنْزِير بَرِيّ ḵanzīr bariyy
- wild boar in Malay
- babi hutan, bagung, celeng
- wild boar in Indonesian
- babi hutan, celeng
- wild boar in Persian
- گراز gorâz
- wild boar in Thai
- หมูป่า mǔu-bpàa
- wild boar in Vietnamese
- lợn rừng, heo rừng, lợn lòi
Synonyms of wild boar
Forms of wild boar
| plural | wild boars |
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| plural | wild boar |
Questions about wild boar
- What does wild boar mean?
- Wild boar means a wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.
- What is wild boar in Hindi?
- Wild boar in Hindi is जंगली सूअर (jaṅglī sūar). See Wild boar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wild boar?
- Wild boar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wild boar?
- Wild boar is pronounced /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of wild boar?
- The plural of wild boar is wild boars.
Words near wild boar in the dictionary
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